Obituary

Theodore "Teddy" Earle, 78, a lifetime resident of Annapolis, died Jan. 14 at Genesis Spa Creek of heart failure after a brief illness.

He was born Sept. 22, 1931 in Annapolis.

He owned and operated Earle's Grocery in Annapolis until 1968, Earle's Supermarket in Edgewater from 1967-1983 and worked for Hyatt Real Estate from 1983 until his retirement in 2009.

He was a member of Alan J. Reiter Lodge B'nai B'rith, Congregation Kneseth Israel and Annapolis Masonic Lodge # 89. He enjoyed sports, outdoors and spending time with his family.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Dr. Harold Earle.

Survivors include his wife, Corinne Goldstein Earle whom he married April 5, 1959; one son, Stephen L. Earle of Owings Mills; one daughter, Myra Earle of Baltimore; one brother, David Z. Earle of Annapolis; and one sister, Dr. Edith Earle Leonard of Annapolis.